British fighter Jac Holmes, who battled against ISIS in Syria, is feared dead

Dead ISIS fighter eaten by cats in video shared by Brit Jac Holmes

But just days after pushing ISIS out, sniper unit commander Holmes was killed as he tried to remove some of the deadly booby-traps that litter the city.

His YPG battalion this morning announced his death.

In a Facebook post, it wrote: "It is with the deepest of hearts that we must announce the passing of Sehid namirin (Jac Holmes) a British volunteer who was fighting alongside the YPG since the beginning of this conflict.

"Jac was fearless in the face of the enemy but still held onto that compassion."